Gene Wilder Net Worth

Gene Wilder net worth is
$20 Million

Gene Wilder Wiki Biography

Jerome Silberman was born on 11th June 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, of Russian Jewish descent. As Gene Wilder, he was  as an actor, a screenwriter, and an author, especially known for his roles in “The Producers” and “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)”. Some people remember him also for his role as Willy Wonka in the film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, released in 1971. He passed away in August 2016.

So just how rich was Gene Wilder? Sources estimate his net worth was $20 million, most of his money having been made in the movie industry, as an actor, a screenwriter, a director and a producer; but also as a stage actor and an author, during a career in the entertainment industry spanning more than 50 years.

Gene Wilder Net Worth $20 Million

Gene Wilder graduated from the University of Iowa, where he studied Communication and Theater Arts. He started his acting career on the stage, and made his Broadway debut in 1961 in the play “The Complaisant Lover”. His Broadway career included roles in numerous plays, including “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, “The White House”, “Mother Courage and Her Children” and “Luv”. Gene Wilder came back to the stage in 1996, in London, where he played in “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” – all contributed to his net worth.

His first role in a movie came in 1967 in “Bonnie and Clyde”, but he really became known in the industry after “The Producers”, a film in which he played the role of Leo Bloom and for which he received an Academy Award nomination. An important moment in Gene Wilder’s career was his role in Woody Allen’s 1972 film “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)”, which was a hit and grossed $18 million, the equivalent of more than $100 million in 2016. Then there were his performances, unforgetable to audiences, in  “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Blazing Saddles”, and “Young Frankenstein” which made him famous and a real comic actor icon. Some of his other movies with high commercial success were “Silver Streak” and “Stir Crazy”. During this period he also wrote and directed movies, such as “The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother” and “The World’s Greatest Lover”. Overall, he appeared in more than 30 films and television series, and wrote nine screenplays.

Gene Wilder semi-retired around the late ’90s, but he continued making television appearances in several shows, including “E! True Hollywood Story”, “The Frank Skinner Show”, and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. Throughout his acting career, critics often described him as ‘amusingly watchable’, and audiences were seldom disappointed.

Wilder  turned his attention to writing, which added money to his net worth as an author, as he published a memoir, three novels and several short stories.

In his personal life, Gene Wilder married four times. His first three marriages were to Mary Mercier(1960-65), to Mary Joan Schutz(1967-74), and to Gilda Radner from 1984 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1989. Gene Wilder suffered after his Gina’s death and began speaking about cancer awareness. The actor married for the fourth time in 1991, to Karen Boyer, and they were together until his death from Alzheimer’s and complications on 29 August 2016.


Full NameGene Wilder
Net Worth$20 Million
Date Of BirthJune 11, 1933
DiedAugust 29, 2016
Place Of BirthMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
ProfessionComedian, Actor, Author, Screenwriter, Film director, Writer
EducationWashington High School, HB Studio, University of Iowa
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKaren Boyer (m. 1991), Gilda Radner (m. 1984–1989)
ChildrenKatharine Wilder
ParentsJeanne Baer Silberman, William J. Silberman
SiblingsCorinne Silberman Pearlman
NicknamesJerome Silberman , Jerry Silberman
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Gene-Wilder-58677918898/
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000698
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Nebula Award for Best Script
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Edgar Awards for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy
MoviesWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Another You, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*, The Woman in Red, Bonnie and Clyde, Hanky Panky, Haunted Honeymoon, The Frisco Kid, The Adventu...
TV ShowsSomething Wilder, The Electric Company, Armstrong Circle Theatre
#Trademark
1Often worked with Mel Brooks
2Often worked with Richard Pryor
3Often played highly eccentric yet likeable characters
4Curly brown hair and blue eyes
5Soft mellow voice
#Quote
1I'm quietly political. I don't like advertising. Giving money to someone or support, but not getting on a bandstand. I don't want to run for president in 2008. I will write another book instead.
2I'm going to tell you what my religion is: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Period. Terminato. Finito. I have no other religion. I feel very Jewish and I feel very grateful to be Jewish. But I don't believe in God or anything to do with the Jewish religion.
3Lots of things are hard work, but I think writing, for me, after I started acting at 13 years old. I like writing now much more than I do acting only because, well, partly because the scripts that are offered are junk.
4My basic mistake in The World's Greatest Lover (1977) was that I made the leading character a neurotic kook and sent him to Hollywood. I should have made him a perfectly normal, sane, ordinary person, and sent him to Hollywood. The audience identifies with the lead character.
5I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have anther chance if you want it. You know, if we - if this isn't going well, you can't say - well, you could say - let's stop. Let's start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous.
6I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else.
7I wanted to do - there was this film called Magic (1978) that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe Levine said no, I don't want any comedians in this.
8I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.
9I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it.
10Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do - sing, dance, joke about - then they take that as love.
11I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while.
12A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you'd say, "That's what a child would do.".
13Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction!
14My mother was suffering every day of her life, and what right did I have to be happy if she was suffering? So whenever I got happy about something, I felt the need to cut it off, and the only way to cut it off was to pray. "Forgive me Lord." For what, I didn't know.
15So my idea of neurotic is spending too much time trying to correct a wrong. When I feel that I'm doing that, then I snap out of it.
16I like writing books. I'd rather be at home with my wife. I can write, take a break, come out, have a glass of tea, give my wife a kiss, and go back in and write some more. It's not so bad. I am really lucky.
17I never thought of it as God. I didn't know what to call it. I don't believe in devils, but demons I do because everyone at one time or another has some kind of a demon, even if you call it by another name, that drives them.
18[on Zero Mostel] You may have heard stories about how bombastic, aggressive, and dictatorial Zero might be. It didn't happen with me. He always took care of me. I loved him. He looked after me as if I were a baby sparrow.
19[on Mel Brooks] There's not much white sugar in Mel's veins. He would never ask an audience for sympathy.
20[on why he doesn't make movies anymore] I like writing books. I'd rather be at home with my wife. I can write, take a break, come out, have a glass of tea, give my wife a kiss, and go back in and write some more. It's not so bad. I am really lucky.
21[on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)] I think it's an insult. It's probably Warner Brothers' insult. Johnny Depp, I think, is a good actor, but I don't care for that director [Tim Burton]. He's a talented man, but I don't care for him doing stuff like he did.
22[on his longtime comedic partnership with Richard Pryor] Silver Streak (1976) was very good, we got along really swell. But when we did Stir Crazy (1980), he would come in 15 minutes late, 30 minutes late, 45 minutes late, an hour late. [Director] Sidney Poitier was going nuts.
23[on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)] Well, you know, it wasn't a success when it came out. And I heard some talk about mothers who thought it was cruel to the children. What... what they and everyone else found out later on was that maybe some mothers felt that way, but the children didn't feel that way. The children understood the movie very well. That there are limits. And they want to know the limits. And it's reassuring to know that someone can tell you what the limits are, and that's what Willy Wonka did.
24[on being asked to play Willy Wonka] I said, "I'd like to come out with a cane, and be crippled," and I said, "because no one will know from that time on whether I'm lying or telling the truth." And he said, "You mean--if we don't do that, you won't do the part?" And I said, "Yeah, that's what I'm saying." [imitates the producer mumbling to himself] "Okay. Okay. We'll do it." And I, and I meant it, too. Because it was a tricky part. But that element, of "who knows? is he lying, or is he telling the truth?" is what my main motor was. And I liked that; it appealed to me a lot.
25[on his relationship with Richard Pryor] We were never good friends, contrary to popular belief. We turned it on for the camera, then turned it off. He was a pretty unpleasant person to be around during the time we worked together. He was going through his drug problems then and didn't want a friendship outside of what we did on the screen.
26[on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the remake of his Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)] I haven't seen it. I like Depp [Johnny Depp], but when I heard they were doing a remake, I heard, "Mistake". When I saw clips on television, and I saw what Depp was doing, I thought, "Don't see that movie--you like Depp too much." I always get comments: "Yours is better". I know they're talking about "Willie Wonka".
27[on Mel Brooks] We are not interested in polite titters, we want the audience rolling on the floor and falling about. Mel works on his feet -- it's a hit and miss, hit and miss, hit and miss. Then in the editing he will take out the misses!
28I'm not so funny. Gilda [Gilda Radner] was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else.
29[on his role in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)] And that's not an easy task, being in bed with a sheep, especially if you make the sheep nervous. I'm not going to go on, if you know what I'm talking about.
30[on the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) to the Daily Telegraph] It's all about money. It's just some people sitting around thinking, "How can we make some more money?" Why else would you remake "Willy Wonka" [Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)]?
31Woody [Woody Allen] makes a movie as if he were lighting 10,000 safety matches to illuminate a city. Each one is a little epiphany: topical, ethnic or political.
32[on Mel Brooks] A loud kind of Jewish genius--maybe that's as close as you can get to defining him.
#Fact
1Remained close friends with Kelly LeBrock after the release of The Woman in Red (1984).
2He became a surrogate father to Kelly LeBrock, when she lost her father in real-life.
3Acting mentor and friends with Kelly LeBrock.
4Has appeared in four of the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies: Blazing Saddles (1974) at #6, The Producers (1967) at #11, Young Frankenstein (1974) at #13 and Silver Streak (1976) at #95.
5Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes given to his family.
6Gene Wilder guest-starred on the Will & Grace (1998) episode "Boardroom and a Parked Place" (2002) as Will's new boss, Mr. Stein. As Will is trying to boost Mr. Stein's confidence, he has Stein shout, "I am Stein! I am Stein!." In an outtake from the episode, Will stands up and shouts, "You're Frankenstein!".
7Pursued a career in comedic acting to cheer up his mother when she was suffering from heart disease.
8He was set to reunite with Richard Pryor in Trading Places (1983) until Pryor dropped out. When Eddie Murphy was cast, he requested that Wilder be replaced, as he did not want to come-off as a poor substitute for Pryor.
9In October 2001, he read from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as part of a special benefit performance held at the Westport Country Playhouse to support families affected by the September 11 attacks. Also in 2001, Wilder donated a collection of scripts, correspondences, documents, photographs, and clipped images to the University of Iowa Libraries.
10Died on August 29, 2016 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. His nephew said in a statement, "We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones - this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recognize those that were closest to him, nor took command of his central-gentle-life affirming core personality. The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn't vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him "there's Willy Wonka," would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion. He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world." (Statement Via Variety).
11He was offered Red Buttons' role in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), which he turned down due to scheduling conflicts.
12Mel Brooks offered him the role of Ippolit in The Twelve Chairs (1970). But Wilder wanted to play the role of Ostap instead. Brooks refused to cast Wilder because Ostap is described in the novel as "devilishly handsome". Wilder said that he was not offended by this, but still decided not to do the film. The roles went to Ron Moody and Frank Langella.
13Mel Brooks wanted him to star in High Anxiety (1977), which he turned down due to scheduling conflicts. Brooks took the role himself.
14He turned down Jon Voight's role in Catch-22 (1970) in order to play twins in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970).
15He auditioned for the role of the drifter Vin Tannen in The Magnificent Seven (1960), which went to Steve McQueen.
16He was considered for the Moon King in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), which went to Robin Williams.
17He was offered a cameo role in The BFG (2016), which, like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), was based on a book by Roald Dahl, but he declined.
18He was considered for the role of Royal Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which went to Gene Hackman.
19He was considered for a supporting role in Lady in the Water (2006).
20Lived in Stamford, Connecticut until his death.
21Wilder was a supporter of the Democratic Party for many years, and staunchly opposed U.S. actions in the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He supported Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 presidential election.
22In 1991, the Best Man at his wedding was his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Twenty-four years later, Wilder served as Best Man Emeritus, Ring Bearer, and Parent of the Groom at Walker-Pearlman's wedding to Elizabeth Hunter. He was recorded dancing down the aisle.
23For an American Film Institute poll, Wilder designated The Circus (1928) as his favourite film.
24His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His mother was born in Illinois, to Russian Jewish parents. Gene had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
25According to his memoir "Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art", he consider his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman, whom he helped raise, his son.
26According to his memoir "Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art", his cancer was in complete remission.
27Was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Producers (1967) but lost to Jack Albertson, who won for The Subject Was Roses (1968). Both Wilder and Albertson would later co-star in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
28He adopted Mary Joan Schutz's daughter, Katharine Anastasia, but became estranged from her when she was in her early 20s.
29Attended the University of Iowa, as did Ashton Kutcher, Mary Beth Hurt and Ben Rollins.
30His performance as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is ranked #38 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
31His performance as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein ("that's FRONKensteen") in Young Frankenstein (1974) is ranked #9 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
32He claimed that before Mel Brooks recruited him, he regarded himself as more of a dramatic actor than a comedic actor.
33While serving in the United States Army, he was assigned as a Medic to the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He worked in treating psychiatric patients.
34When he chose his stage name, he chose "Wilder" because he loved Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town". He chose the name "Gene" simply because he liked this, not realizing until later this was because his mother's name was Jeanne (she was sick for most of his childhood, and he spent much of his time entertaining her as a kid to keep her happy and her spirits up. He subconsciously chose the name because he loved her so much and in honour of her).
35Treated his cancer with an adult stem-cell treatment. Made a full recovery from cancer. [2000]
36He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and underwent chemotherapy. [1999]
37Served with the United States Army from 1956-1958. Served in the Medical Corps section in the United States Army.
38Campaigned with Elaine May and Renée Taylor for Eugene McCarthy, Allard Lowenstein and Paul O'Dwyer. [1968]
39Uncle of director-screenwriter Jordan Walker-Pearlman.
40Said he picked the name 'Gene Wilder' because he could not see a 'Jerry Silberman' playing Hamlet. He admitted that he could not see 'Gene Wilder' playing Hamlet either.
41Received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa (1955). Was a lifelong brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity.
42Wife Karen Boyer, is a former speech pathologist. They first met when he consulted with her about playing the role of a deaf man in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989).
43After his wife Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer, Gene co-founded Gilda's Club, a support group to raise awareness of the disease.
44Attended and graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1951).
45Won the Clarence Derwent award for the Broadway play "The Complaisant Lover" in 1962.
46Had starred with Richard Pryor in four movies: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991).
47Had played a man wrongly accused of committing a crime in five movies: Silver Streak (1976), The Frisco Kid (1979), Stir Crazy (1980), Hanky Panky (1982) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989).

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Yo Gabba Gabba!2015TV SeriesElmer
Will & Grace2002-2003TV SeriesMr. Stein
The Lady in Question1999TV MovieLarry 'Cash' Carter
Alice in Wonderland1999TV MovieMock Turtle
Murder in a Small Town1999TV MovieCash Carter
Sesame Street1989-1996TV Series'Imagination Rain' singer / Letterman / 'Tion' singer
Something Wilder1994-1995TV SeriesGene Bergman
Eligible Dentist1993TV MovieToby
Another You1991George / Abe Fielding
Funny About Love1990Duffy Bergman
See No Evil, Hear No Evil1989Dave
Haunted Honeymoon1986Larry Abbot
The Woman in Red1984Teddy Pierce
Hanky Panky1982Michael Jordon
Stir Crazy1980Skip Donahue
Les séducteurs1980Skippy (segment "Skippy")
The Frisco Kid1979Avram
The World's Greatest Lover1977Rudy Hickman
Silver Streak1976George
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother1975Sigerson Holmes
Young Frankenstein1974Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
The Little Prince1974The Fox
Thursday's Game1974TV MovieHarry Evers
Blazing Saddles1974Jim
Rhinoceros1974Stanley
Acts of Love and Other Comedies1973TV MovieHerb Waterman
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask1972Doctor Ross
The Scarecrow1972TV MovieLord Ravensbane
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971Willy Wonka
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx1970Quackser Fortune
Start the Revolution Without Me1970Claude / Philippe
The Producers1967Leo Bloom
Bonnie and Clyde1967Eugene Grizzard
Death of a Salesman1966TV MovieBernard
The DuPont Show of the Week1962-1963TV SeriesReporter / Wilson / Muller
The Defenders1962TV SeriesWaiter
Armstrong Circle Theatre1962TV SeriesYussel
Play of the Week1961TV Series

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Voice UK2013TV Series performer - 1 episode
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the Playroom2012Video short performer: "Pure Imagination" - uncredited
Atop the Fourth Wall2011TV Series performer - 1 episode
Alice in Wonderland1999TV Movie performer: "Will You Won't Join The Dance", "Beautiful Soup"
Haunted Honeymoon1986performer: "Always in All Ways", "Get Happy"
Stir Crazy1980performer: "Crazy"
The World's Greatest Lover1977writer: "Ain't It Kinda Wonderful"
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother1975performer: "The Kangaroo Hop", "You Don't Love As I Do", "Un Ballo in Maschera A Masked Ball: Singing at the Party; I Want You Now; Very Sexy Wine" - uncredited
Young Frankenstein1974performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz" - uncredited
The Little Prince1974performer: "Closer And Closer And Closer"
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971performer: "Pure Imagination", "Wondrous Boat Ride" - uncredited
The Producers1967performer: "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon"

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Lady in Question1999TV Movie written by
Murder in a Small Town1999TV Movie written by
See No Evil, Hear No Evil1989screenplay
Haunted Honeymoon1986written by
The Woman in Red1984written by
Les séducteurs1980segment "Skippy"
The World's Greatest Lover1977written by
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother1975
Young Frankenstein1974screen story and screenplay

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Haunted Honeymoon1986
The Woman in Red1984
Les séducteurs1980segment "Skippy"
The World's Greatest Lover1977
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother1975

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The World's Greatest Lover1977producer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
LeagueOne: In the Spotlight!2016TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Role Model: Gene Wilder2008TV Movie documentary acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary2005Short everlasting thanks
Back in the Saddle2001Video documentary short special thanks
And It's Goodnight from Him: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker1996Video documentary thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
EXPO: Magic of the White City2005Video documentaryNarrator
HARDtalk Extra2005TV SeriesHimself
This Morning2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Richard & Judy2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning2005TV SeriesHimself - Guest
NewsNight with Aaron Brown2005TV SeriesHimself
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute2004TV MovieHimself
The Making of 'The Producers'2002Video documentaryHimself
Bravo Profiles2001TV Series documentary
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'2001Video documentary shortHimself
Back in the Saddle2001Video documentary shortHimself
The Mark Twain Prize: Richard Pryor1999TV MovieHimself
Young Frankenstein: Building the Perfect Beast1999TV Movie documentaryHimself
Showbiz Today1991-1999TV SeriesHimself
E! True Hollywood Story1997TV Series documentaryHimself
The Frank Skinner Show1997TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Laurence Olivier Awards 19971997TV SpecialHimself
And It's Goodnight from Him: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker1996Video documentaryHimself
Making Frankensense of 'Young Frankenstein'1996Video documentary shortHimself
Inside the Actors Studio1995TV SeriesHimself - Guest
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein1994TV Movie documentaryHimself
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?1992TV SeriesHimself
A Party for Richard Pryor1991TV Special documentaryHimself
Good Morning America1989-1990TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Wogan1989TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Hello Actors Studio1988TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Making of 'The Woman in Red'1984TV Movie documentaryHimself
Baryshnikov in Hollywood1982TV MovieHimself
Cinéma cinémas1982TV Series documentaryHimself
Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee1978TV SpecialHimself - Interviewee
Lørdagshjørnet1978TV SeriesHimself
Ciné regards1978TV Series documentaryHimself
La nuit des Césars1978TV Series documentaryHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1971-1978TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself - Actor
Donahue1978TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Bitte umblättern1977TV Series documentaryHimself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis1977TV Special documentaryHimself (uncredited)
Revista de cine1976TV SeriesHimself
Film '721976TV SeriesHimself
Annie and the Hoods1974TV SpecialHimself
The Irv Kupcinet Show1971TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1970TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 41st Annual Academy Awards1969TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins2017Documentary post-productionHimself
Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2016TV MovieHimself
Private Screenings2014TV SeriesHimself
Role Model: Gene Wilder2008TV Movie documentaryHimself
Legends2008TV Series documentaryHimself
Broadway Beat2007TV SeriesHimself
Parkinson2007TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films2006TV Movie documentaryHimself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Special AwardOnline Film Critics Society Awards
2003Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWill & Grace (1998)
2002Lifetime Achievement AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1976Nebula AwardScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers of AmericaBest Dramatic WritingYoung Frankenstein (1974)
1975HugoHugo AwardsBest Dramatic PresentationYoung Frankenstein (1974)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2003OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWill & Grace (1998)
2000EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsBest Television Feature or MiniseriesMurder in a Small Town (1999)
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesAlice in Wonderland (1999)
1979Stinker AwardThe Stinkers Bad Movie AwardsWorst Fake Accent: MaleThe Frisco Kid (1979)
1979Stinker AwardThe Stinkers Bad Movie AwardsWorst On-Screen CoupleThe Frisco Kid (1979)
1977Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalSilver Streak (1976)
1975OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other MaterialYoung Frankenstein (1974)
1975WGA Award (Screen)Writers Guild of America, USABest Comedy Adapted from Another MediumYoung Frankenstein (1974)
1972Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
1969OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Producers (1967)

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